Music-rack and walking-cane combined



(No Model.)

0. B. PIERCE. 4 MUSIU- BACK AND WALKING CANE COMBINED-M No. 330,922. Patented Nov. 24, 1885.

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a QU I ED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

orrs BRADFORD PIRRoR, on TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

MUSIC-RACK AND WALKING-CANE COMBINED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,922,'dated November 24, 1885.

' Application filed May 21, 1885. Serial No. 166,259. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Orrs' BRADFORD PIERCE,

and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Music-Rack and Walking-Cane Combined, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

V This invention relates to an improvement in musicracks in combination with walking canes, and has for its object to produce a device which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, convenience, and gen eral efficiency, and which may be conveniently carried as a walking-cane or used as a musicrack.

To this end my invention consists in certain improvements in the construction of said device; as will hereinafter be fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereunto annexed, Figure 1 represents-a front elevation of the musicstand and cane in position to be used as a music-stand. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the. upper part of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the upper part of the tube A. Fig. 4 shows the tubular head or handle B with the legs D D D folded together preparatory to their beinginserted in the tubeA, and the head B secured to the tube by means of the thumbscrew 0, thus forming the cane. The dotted lines indicate the position of the legs before folding up. Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view of Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 show on a larger scale the connection between the bar 0 and standard a by means of a dovetail joint. Fig. 8 shows the bar 0 and standards dd,- Fig. 9, the bar I) and standard a in process of being folded up preparatory to stowing them away inside the tube A. Fig. 10 shows the combination music-stand and cane in the form of a cane, the bars 0 and b and standards at d and a having been folded up and placed inside the tube A, the legs D D D inserted in the top of the tube, and the head B secured thereto by means of the thumb-screw G,screwed into the hole 9.

A in the drawings designates a hollow tube of metal, the lower end being closed and constructed as an ordinary cane. B is the tubular head, the opening through the same being of the same dimensions as the outside of the tube A; the legs D D D are hinged to the lower portion of the handle B, which forms the tripod. The tube A passing through the handle B, as shown in Fig. 1, the same being vertically adjustable, the music-rack can be raised or lowered to any desired height, and held firmly in position by the thumb-screw O, the music-rack being composed of strips of metal and adapted to be folded together and placed inside the tube or cane A when not in use, consisting of the bars b and c, the stand ards d d and a, and the musicholders cc. The standard a is pivoted tothe bar 22. The lower portion of the standard a has a dovetail joint, which is fitted to the bar 0 where it crosses the same, the extreme lower end of the standard a passing in near the top of the tube A and out through the opening y when the rack is in position. The standards d d are pivoted to the bar 0. The upper ends of the standards d d are sprung into sockets near the ends of 7 5 bar I); also, at the end of bar 0 are hinged the music-holders e e, the same being adapted to be folded down upon the bar.

My invention is very simple in construction, compactible and firm when in position as a music-stand, and weighing less than one-third that of an ordinary music-stand.

I am aware that prior to my invention there have been music-racks in combination with walking-canes. Therefore I do not claim the combination, broadly; but

What I do claim, and desire to seoureby Letters Patent, is-- 1. The tubular head or handle B, the legs D D D, hinged to the lower portion of the same, and adapted to be closed closely together and contained within the cane or tube A, also the thumb-screw (J of the handle B, substantially as shown and described.

2. The tubular head B, in combination with the vertically-adjustable tube of metal A, the lower end being closed and constructed as an ordinary cane, and the opening gnear the top of said tube, substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

3. The music-rack provided with the bars band 0, the sockets f f near the ends of bar b,

the central standard, a, pivoted to bar I), and being adapted to be contained within the tube IO fitted to bar 0 with a dovetail joint where it A, substantially-as showmend for the purpose crosses the same, the extreme lower end of deseribedi standard a the same dimension as the Opening In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 9 near the top of tube A, the standards d d, presence oftwo witnesses.

pivoted to bar 0 and sprung into sockets f f g OTIS BRADFORD PIERCE. near the ends of bar 12, the music-holders e e, Witnesses: hinged to the extreme ends of bar 0, and ELISI-IA T. JACKSON,

adapted to be folded down upon bar c, and all HANNAH '1. MONTGOMERY. 

